(January 10, 2015 at 12:28 pm)whateverist Wrote: Why didn't the youths call down a counter-curse on baldy? I picture the bears turning first one way, then the other, then around again looking confused and more than a little annoyed. How come we get free will but bears don't?

They were "she" bears. No freewill for females...duh

Best to call it an allegory that teaches...
not to overreact to slight inconveniences by demanding mass murder. Although that's the opposite of what it's actually trying to say. The bible does that a lot.

It's very lucky that almost everything described in the bible never happened at all.

(January 10, 2015 at 9:57 am)Grasshopper Wrote:

(January 10, 2015 at 9:52 am)robvalue Wrote: You'll get used to it, we rip the piss out of religion all the time. Partly it's just fun, partly to highlight stupid things about it. Educational comedy, if you will.

Well I don't know what to say. Whatever . . .It's a free world

More than a free world - it's an Atheist forum.

(January 10, 2015 at 12:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

(January 10, 2015 at 9:57 am)Grasshopper Wrote: Well I don't know what to say. Whatever . . .It's a free world

More than a free world - it's an Atheist forum.

Were the free minds come to enjoy being free. Happy non religious corrupted brain is happy.

Indeed! I can't imagine the misery of having to pretend all that garbage makes sense. Life has enough problems already.

(January 10, 2015 at 8:28 am)Grasshopper Wrote: But . . . Why?

Why use 5 minutes of your life to insult something you don't think exists? I'm not judging or anything. I'm just curious

Watching the fundies trying to dismantle the separation of church and State in the US while knowing how accepting and loving religions in power can be scares the piss out of me.

It behooves us all to challenge religion at every turn, theocracies throughout history always turn out very badly for a large portion of the populace. Always.

(January 11, 2015 at 1:21 am)Full Circle Wrote:

(January 10, 2015 at 8:28 am)Grasshopper Wrote: But . . . Why?

Why use 5 minutes of your life to insult something you don't think exists? I'm not judging or anything. I'm just curious

Watching the fundies trying to dismantle the separation of church and State in the US while knowing how accepting and loving religions in power can be scares the piss out of me.

It behooves us all to challenge religion at every turn, theocracies throughout history always turn out very badly for a large portion of the populace. Always.

So . . . Calling an imaginary god a wanker is a boost to your stature and self-pride? Because i don't see anything in it that challenges religion other than it being just a juvenile hobby

You're right. Let's call him a tosser from now on

(January 11, 2015 at 2:04 am)Grasshopper Wrote: So . . . Calling an imaginary god a wanker is a boost to your stature and self-pride? Because i don't see anything in it that challenges religion other than it being just a juvenile hobby

Oh, I don't know. If you ever had to hold your tongue while the people with the power in your life berated you with all the reasons why you'd better do X to avoid damnation, you might enjoy giving their god the finger.

I enjoy childish fun. Nothing wrong with it if it doesn't hurt anyone. Just so happens taking a shot at the problems with religion is as easy as pile driving a baby. It's just too tempting.